Warcraft

Essentially, you could say that it’s a rather adequately made absolute fantasy movie with everything that goes with it. So no Tolkien-like more history than fantasy or something in the style of The Game of Thrones, where it’s only after the end of the first season that you realize that this isn’t exactly a movie from the middle ages, but that it contains traces of fantasy as well. With this movie, that is clear already with the first digital orc character that appears in the first scene. At that point I realized that there was no other way, as the entire world of Warcraft is based mainly on nations such as elves, orcs, goblins, dwarves or the undead and humans are rather an ancillary nation. Or they do have their place in all this, but it is comparable to that of the other races. So, it took me about half the movie to get used to this film world. It was incredibly colorful, and the digital effect guys did a lot of work as well and looking for a part of the real world in this movie would be as hard as looking for a beer in a crate of Bud Light. But the second half of the movie got me up from my chair and despite initially thinking that I might not watch the movie to the end, the final war scene actually satisfied me, more or less. This doesn’t mean I would need to see the sequel, but on the other hand, I must agree that Blizzard managed to keep an eye of everything. I guess fans of “WoW” or “DotA” will probably die of bliss. (03/10/2016)

If someone had told me that Warcraft would hold the top spot in my top ten, I would have laughed at them. I haven't played the game, but I enjoyed every title, city, character or creature all the more, I watched the movie like a deer and devoured every second of it, which is a positive outcome. The visuals are top notch and even though there are only four major action scenes, they have a lot of oomph when accompanied by the amazing music, in short, it's something to watch. Ragnar fits here like a glove, and you watch Vikings you will be delighted. There's also decent dialogue, quite a few death characters, and great production design. Nothing to fault here, certainly the best fantasy film since the LoTR trilogy, and the best cinematic adaptation of a game (we'll see how Assassin Creed turns out). I can't wait to see how this saga grows into hopefully at least seven more installments. Cinema a must, subtitles a must. I left the cinema downright excited after a long time, saying to myself, I want to see this again. Story 7/10, Atmosphere 9/10, Gore 1/10, Visuals 10/10, Action 10/10, Suspense 8/10, Humor 6/10. Entertainment 10/10. 100%. (15/06/2016)

So once again, I threw my preconceptions aside and almost completely volunteered to go to the cinema to see Warcraft. I had no idea what orcs were beforehand, and I found their teeth and general appearance quite laughable. Honestly, in the first few minutes, as fans of the game began to excitedly whisper their first impressions amongst each other, I mentally cursed myself for being there. But fine, it'll get better. I'll at least try getting into the normal people who act in it. Yeah, that Lothar guy's pretty cute. The queen's not completely off base, either. Aside from the teeth, Garona's actually pretty cool, too. Screw the teeth, she's great. And Durotan is the best orc in the world. Oh, my God, I like orcs! Is it over yet? Why?! It was just so much better than I expected, and I really want a second one. 4 stars. (04/07/2016)

Warcraft has high production value with a gorgeous fantasy world and great costumes, visually polished down to the last detail. I didn’t mind the absence of bigger stars, as I consider Ben Foster a great actor in his own right. My issues with the movie lie with my ignorance of the game, the rules of its world and types of spells, as well as with the dramaturgical simplicity of the story – I wasn’t too engaged by the racial conflict, had to divide my attention between too many characters and the deaths of some of them were given too little space with respect to their importance in the story. (27/06/2016)

This is surprisingly good work. It pulls at the gate without hesitation with the vigor of the Horde to engage the imagination of the Alliance at times. In the first case, it offers monumental and clear battles, in the second good personal moments, catchphrases, and even emotional highlights of heroic self-sacrifice. Jones' flick would have deserved another half-hour to introduce that world in a little more detail so that the viewer could get a better look at the inner threads of each side of the feud. However, I understand that the studio wanted a decoy that would score better if the viewer was fooled by the special effects artists and Djawadi's thunderous vibrations so that it could serve us a distinctive trilogy thanks to the earnings. I already consider Mortal Kombat and Silent Hill to be good video game adaptations, but Warcraft will hopefully break the genre floodgates to quality cinema for others. (05/08/2016)